Who's your favourite "Blues" guitarist?

I, of course would vote Stevie Ray Vaughan #1, Albert King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton as my top 4.

Ok, let's make it the top four.

 

Johnny Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters...Doug Macleod is good...

 

Peter Green.

 

Freddie King





HeavyDistortion

 

B.B. King
Albert King
Robert Johnson
Otis Rush
Robert Cray

 

Johnny Winter
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Stevie Ray Vaughn

 

Several of the above plus:

Roy Buchanan

 

I agree with all three of the above but would have to also add Clapton and BB King.

 

The Iceman

Don't forget Albert Collins

 

Stevie Ray Vaughan
John Hammond
Buddy Guy
John Lee Hooker
Muddy Waters
BB King

and probably about ten more....

 

Stevie Ray Vaughn
B.B. King
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton

 

Rory Gallagher

Peter Green

 

Albert King Eric Clapton Duane Allman B.B. King Stevie Ray Vaughn Buddy Guy Mike Bloomfield Robert Cray Carl Weathersby Mike Henderson

 

Henry!(he says with arms folded and one finger pointing) That's why I said four. I mean, my list could have taken up 99% of the artists mentioned in this thread.

 

Well, I guess I owe you one then.

Jimmy Rogers

 

Dave,I was just filling in for the people who picked one.Honest.

 

Wellllll, ok then.

 

Freddy King
Gatemouth Brown (have a listen to "Okie Dokie Stomp")
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Blind Willie Johnson
Albert King

 

SRV
Buddy Guy
Tommy Castro
Jimmy Thackery

 

Hmm Nobody's mentioned Jimmy Reed yet. Ok I will!

 

how about Mick Taylor , SRV, Rory Gallagher. for a little more over the top Gary Moore, Joe Bonamosso

 

1. Buddy Guy
2. SRV
3. EC
4. RY Cooder (gotta have some slide)
5. Roy Buchanon
6. Johnny Winters
7. (tie) Jimmy Page/Keith Richards/

Four? This rule was made to be broken. Somebody stop me . . .

 

also....

Ronnie Earl
Lonnie Mack

 

It's kind of like, who wouldn't, or hasn't voted for SRV.

Don't you think that we should really get the two Steve's together?

Speaking of SRV.......Where's ED?

 

Cool Thread Dave ! (As I am about to break your rule !)

Acoustic:
-Charley Patton
-Son House
-Robert Johnson
-Big Bill Broonzy
-Honeyboy Edwards
-Tampa Red
-Johnny Shines
-Lightnin' Hopkins
-John Hammond

Electric:
-T Bone Walker
-Muddy Waters
-Elmore James
-Jimmy Rogers
-Hubert Sumlin
-John Lee Hooker
-The 3 Kings (Albert / BB / Freddie)
-Lowell Fulson
-JB Lenoir
-Buddy Guy
-Robert Lockwood Jr.
-Otis Rush
-Magic Sam
-Albert Collins
-Johnny Winter
-Mike Bloomfield
-John Mayall
-Peter Green
-Robben Ford
-Rory Gallagher
-Ronnie Earl
-Jimmie Vaughan
-Stevie Ray Vaughan
-Tinsley Ellis
-Little Jimmy King
-Bryan Lee

Best - Ed